Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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MongoDB, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MongoDB, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 32.8%, MDD -53.4%).

Data 2017-10-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,206 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 30.7%, drawdown -76.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 33.6%, MDD -59.9%, Sharpe 0.83, 62% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 16.7%p (CAGR 32.8%, MDD -53.4%, exposure 59%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=36, exitN=40
33.6%-59.9%0.830.5612.7x2162%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=127
32.8%-53.4%0.820.6112.1x1759%
ROC 모멘텀
n=67, threshold=0.03
28.6%-61.5%0.760.469.1x8560%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=38
28.0%-56.2%0.740.508.7x2563%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.9
23.9%-70.2%0.690.346.5x2563%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
21.7%-55.3%0.650.395.6x18154%
MACD
fast=8, slow=38, signal=15
17.3%-58.0%0.580.304.1x14051%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.5
10.4%-44.5%0.470.232.4x8031%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=1.5
5.4%-59.2%0.320.091.6x6842%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
3.8%-34.2%0.280.111.4x3812%
Buy and hold30.7%-76.5%0.730.4010.5x1100%
1x 10x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -77% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.9% (2024-02-09 → 2025-03-07), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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